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"The United Nations was not created in order to deliver us to heaven, but to save us from hell" - Dag Hammarskjold
In my new podcast about the UN, co-host @anjalikdayal and I discuss what the UN is doing (or not) to keep us from that fiery furnace.
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This is similar to what I’m hearing. China has previously said it is committed to the regional rotation. The question is: how strongly held is that position?
The UAE's Lana Nusseibeh's path to becoming the next UN Secretary-General may hinge on how firmly China sticks to its previously stated position that it's Latin America's turn to hold the post.
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My thoughts on Lana Nusseibeh’s late entry into the SG race: She will likely have the support of the P5, but she will certainly face questions from the broader UN membership about the UAE’s foreign policy, including on Sudan.
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The biggest question facing her candidacy is Sudan.
Does she side with the UN experts who've reported on UAE links to the genocidal Rapid Support Forces, or does she continue to tow the UAE line and deny it (all evidence to the contrary)?
We just recorded a whole episode of To Save Us From Hell on this very possibility globaldispatches.org/s/to-sa…
UAE formally nominates Lana Nusseibeh for United Nations Secretary-General wam.ae/a/3csjtim7
I’ll be speaking with journalist @johnson about how Trump’s abrupt turn towards Putin is being perceived in Ukraine and Europe. Join us!
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We are recording a new episode of my UN podcast, To Save Us From Hell, today. We will definitely discuss the implications of UAE's former UN Amb's potential entrance into the Sec Gen Race!
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FT Exclusive: Insiders expect Emirati minister of state Lana Nusseibeh to enter the race to succeed António Guterres as UN secretary-general as early as this week. Who are the leading contenders for the top job? ft.trib.al/8CQAQAk
The race for UN Secretary General is heating up. We have three front runners to become the next UN Secretary General— and two ways to interpret the results of today’s action at the Security Council
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We have a three-way race for the next UN Secretary General!
My analysis of the results of the latest vote at the Security Council -->
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Mark Leon Goldberg retweeted
On same day UN SecCouncil holds straw poll on 7 SecGen candidates (inc Grossi of Argentina):
State Dept. readout: Secty of State Rubio spoke with Argentine Pres Milei today. The 2 leaders reaffirmed the strength of the U.S.-Argentina partnership and discussed opportunities to deepen bilateral trade, expand transparent investment, and advance shared prosperity and security across our hemisphere.
The Secretary and President Milei reaffirmed their commitment to continuing to work closely to deliver concrete results that benefit both the American and Argentine people.
I'd say it's more of a rebuke of Israel's conduct in Gaza... globaldispatches.org/p/the-n…
When Jake Sullivan was told of South Africa's opposition to the US's support for Israel's Genocide in Gaza, he responded: "Fuck South Africa"
When the Nobel Committee was told of South Africa's Navi Pillay's work to hold Israel accountable for its genocide, they gave her the Nobel Peace Prize.
This is a rebuke of BOTH the Trump AND the Biden administrations' efforts to undermine international law.
The Israeli government has been slurring Navi Pillay for years.
Now she has won the Nobel Peace Prize—and Israel’s furious response today reveals why the award matters.
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The Nobel Committee just called Israel's bluff!
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Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms deserve to win the Nobel Peace Prize tomorrow globaldispatches.org/p/why-s…
Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms deserve to win the Nobel Peace Prize tomorrow.
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The race for UN Secretary General just got more complicated.
My analysis of what comes next, and how to assess the strength of frontrunner @RGrynspan, following today's straw poll -->
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This is not a great outcome for Grynspan, despite being the frontrunner. Her previous ballot, last week, only had 3 discourage votes. This time, 6 Security Council members are opposing. The Oct 16 straw poll will be decisive. We will learn if her opposition comes from the P5.
Mark Leon Goldberg retweeted
I published my first Substack. I'm going to start every week by surfacing bits of my New Yorker column and other related commentary. I'd welcome all new subscribers, especially those who were used to reading WorldView on a regular basis.
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The Security Council is holding its 5th straw poll tomorrow to test the viability of the candidates for Secretary General.
The frontrunner is a highly respected senior UN official whose parents were Jewish WW2 refugees who fled to Costa Rica.
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